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The Fifth Cord

1971 · 93 min

A stylish, slow-burning descent into paranoia and obsession, with a lingering sense of dread.

Overview
A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • mystery
  • betrayal
  • addiction
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by
Luigi Bazzoni
Written by
Mario Fanelli, Luigi Bazzoni, Mario Di Nardo
Starring
Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Wolfgang Preiss, Edmund Purdom, Rossella Falk, Renato Romano, Guido Alberti, Luciano Bartoli
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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